Open Access Open Data 2010: Registration now open!

The German National Library of Medicine (ZB MED) is pleased to announce that registration for the 2010 International Expert Conference "Open Access Open Data is open now.

Versus RTLS Selected to Support Disaster Response Initiatives

TRAVERSE CITY, MI--(Marketwire - September 9, 2010) - The Bethesda Hospitals' Emergency Preparedness Partnership ( BHEPP ), comprised of Suburban Hospital (a member of Johns Hopkins Medicine), the National Naval Medical Center, and the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center and National Library of Medicine, has selected Versus Advantages T from Versus Technology, Inc. ( PINKSHEETS : VSTI ...

Fetal exposure to radiation and the risk of childhood cancer: What is the likelihood of a risk?

( Public Library of Science ) A new study published in this week's PLoS Medicine aims to evaluate the possibility that exposure of a fetus to computed tomography or radionuclide imaging performed during pregnancy might increase subsequent risk of childhood cancer.

Woman's persistence pays off in regenerated fingertip

After running inside from a rainstorm one Friday evening last January, Deepa Kulkarni leaned against the doorway with her right hand to take off her boots. Then, in an effort to make sure the dog didn't get out, someone slammed the door hard, and it landed right on her pinky.

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Japanese folk dance lessons The Slidell branch library will host traditional Japanese folk dancing lessons instructed by Sugai Barker, who has taught the art of Japanese folk dance for many years and has recently been recognized for her skill by the Japanese Consulate in New Orleans.